Reeve came to Minnesota in 2010 having won a couple of rings as an assistant in Detroit. A year later the Lynx started a stretch in which they have won four titles and gone to six championship series in seven years. The Lynx have gone from also-rans to being in the conversation when it comes to the best team in the league’s 21-year history.

It is for all these reasons that Reeve has been named the Star Tribune’s 20th Sportsperson of the Year. Look at the results, the unselfish play, the unity. Reeve’s leadership — off and on the court — and her ability to emotionally connect with her players have resulted in a stretch of greatness that should spill into its eighth year next summer.

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Whalen will tell you Reeve changed her life. Augustus her career. Moore says Reeve has the unique ability to describe a goal while prescribing a way to get there.

This is a great piece that gets deep into Reeve's life and coaching philosophy, along with some insights into their games and practices that I had never heard before. It demonstrates exactly what makes Reeve one of the beat ever.